“Since you told me that you wanted to see where this was leading. Where we were going.” Kim explained, and shifted position from leaning back against couch, to sitting straight up with her body turned towards Kerry. She smiled a little and then looked down at her lap.

“And now you are here, with me.”

“Oh. Yeah...” Kerry breathed, and turned her face away from those blue eyes that bored into her, into her very thoughts. It made her feel as if she were to pass out, and she had a sudden urge to unbutton her shirt. She needed air.

Kim put her hand on her friend’s thigh, and Kerry turned around to face her with a small gasp, surprised at this bold move.

“I don’t know where this is leading” Kim began, and started moving her hand in small slow strokes. “But I know where I want it to go.”

“Uh-huh” Kerry almost whimpered, not knowing where to turn or what do to. Kim was looking at her so intently, and she was painfully aware of that hand on her leg. The blonde moved even closer to her than she thought possible, and she stared down at her lap once again, her head tilted with her right cheek turned towards her companion.

Kim moved her hand to rest against Kerry’s shoulder, and with the other one she cupped the redhead’s cheek to turn her face towards her.

“Kerry look at me” Kim breathed, with a timbre Kerry had never noticed in her voice before.

She raised her eyes up to meet the other woman’s blue orbs, which now seemed to be almost black. The only source of light in the living room was a small lamp hanging from the wall, shining with a dark amber coloured light.

“What do you feel when I’m this close to you Kerry?” Kim asked while caressing her friend’s cheek softly.

“I... I don’t know” Kerry whispered, her heart throbbing so hard in her chest it almost hurt.

“And when I do this?” Kim husked, and closed the small space between them to brush her lips gently against Kerry’s. Kerry still had her eyes open, the contact being so brief, and before she had any chance to push the blonde away, Kim broke the kiss to stare back into her eyes. They looked at each other intently, breathing hard, Kim still cupping Kerry’s cheek.

“I’m sorry for being so blunt...” Kim began but was interrupted by a small redhead who pressed her lips hardly against hers, grazing her neck with her arms.

Kim was very surprised but did not protest; instead she answered to Kerry’s kiss and let herself flow along with it. A little flushed they broke apart a few seconds later, Kerry with eyes the size of saucers.

“Oh wow...” she mumbled, looking away from Kim once again.

Kim said nothing, and after a while the silence started to become embarrassing.

“Look Kerry”, Kim began and grabbed the redhead’s hand. “I think the coffee’s about done” she said and smiled, trying to make a joke out of the while situation.

Kerry turned to her and managed to smile too.

“Yes” she replied. “I’d love a cup”.

Kim rose from the couch and padded into the kitchen with her bare feet, leaving Kerry alone with her thoughts.

‘Now what did you just do?’ the redhead asked herself. Oh it felt so good, so incredibly good to be close to Kim. And those eyes... Rendering her speechless with one single flash. ‘I want this’ she thought. ‘But I shouldn’t’.

‘Now what did she just do?’ Kim thought while picking down two mugs for herself and her hot-tempered guest. It had felt so good when Kerry had kissed her. Their first mutual kiss, the first one Kerry had initiated. Those eyes... green like emeralds; they made her quim. ‘I want her’ she thought.

When Kim returned to the living room, carrying two steaming cups of coffee, Kerry looked more relaxed and actually smiled sincerely when Kim handed her a blue mug.

“Thank you” she said and started sipping the warm dark liquid.

Kim sat down next to her and tasted her own bitter beverage. She preferred it with sugar and milk, but she hadn’t had the time to go grocery shopping lately so she was out of just about everything but take-out containers.

Kerry seemed to enjoy hers black and strong though. ‘Maybe strong people prefer strong food’ Kim thought, and gazed at Kerry from the corner of her eye. Kerry was certainly strong and stern, something that didn’t quite suit her small thin body frame. But her eyes betrayed her inner fire, they surely did. ‘I need to know what she hides in there’ the blonde mused. ‘Lord knows I’ve been trying to figure that woman out.’

“You know Kerry”, Kim started, and looked up from her cup. “I’ve known you for two and a half months now – and there are still so many things I don’t know about you!”

Kerry giggled a little, feeling light at heart once again. It was always hard to be serious around Kim.

“Like what? I’m not very interesting, you should be happy there isn’t much you actually know!”

Kim laughed along with her friend and the embarrassment from the previous 5 minutes seemed to be gone.

“There are so many things I’d like to find out about you Kerry. You’d be surprised if you knew just how many....” Kim mumbled and once again changed the mood.

Kerry looked down at her lap for the umpteenth time that evening. Kim sensed Kerry’s unease and asked her if they should turn on the TV to watch some news.

“That sounds great” Kerry replied, starting to feel a bit confused. One second they were just being friendly as always, the other... She didn’t know. And that was the problem. She. Didn’t. Know.

They spent half an hour watching the news together, discussing what they saw and having a rather good time. Even though the air felt tense, they always managed to find their way back to their light, friendly bantering.

“Kim, I’ve had such a great time tonight” Kerry told her friend. “I just wish there was more time... Spending two hours together after work is just not enough.”